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- Watch out MySpace, here comes Rupe
- Peter Chernin, chief operating officer of News Corp., will step down as of June 30. The big question is what will happen to Fox Interactive Media--mostly known as MySpace--now that Chernin is gone. The key paragraph in News Corp.'s statement on Chernin's departure is this one Techmeme:...
- Tags: Fox Interactive Media, MySpace, Social Networking, Online Communications, Marketing, Advertising & Promotion, Larry Dignan
- Blog posts 2009-02-23
- IGN Game Reviews 1.0.1 (Mobile)
- Get your entrusted IGN video game reviews and scores right on your iPhone and iPod Touch!
- Tags: Fox Interactive Media, Mobile, Games, Corporate Communications, Digital Music, Digital Media, Personal Technology, Marketing, Consumer Electronics
- Software downloads 2008-08-02
- Report: MySpace turning News Corp. stock toxic; advertisers shy of UGC
- While I don't normally comment on matters relating to Wall Street here on The Social Web, a Bloomberg article published today raises a number issues relating to News Corp.'s attempts to extract profit from MySpace. After Fox Interactive Media FIM, the company division that runs MySpace, said...
- Tags: Fox Interactive Media, Stock, News Corp., MySpace, Advertiser, Social Networking, Branding, Online Communications, Marketing, Advertising & Promotion, Steve O'Hear
- Blog posts 2008-04-21
- Fox Interactive reshuffles: Social media and making money tough
- Fox Interactive confirmed Friday that it has reshuffled its management and ad operations--a sign that problems monetizing Myspace persist. First, the generic headline from the statement that confirmed a lot of coverage. Fox Interactive named Adam Bain to be president of Fox Interactive Media Audience Network. Key...
- Tags: Revenue, Fox Interactive Media, Social Media, Rupert Murdoch, News Corp., MySpace, FIM, PaidContent, Operational Accounting, Finance, Larry Dignan
- Blog posts 2008-04-04
- Top 10 online video sites in December 2007
- The top video site in December 2007 was YouTube, with 2.6 bln streams during the month, followed by Yahoo! with 371.9 mln streams and Fox Interactive Media with 364.1 mln streams Video site Streams, 000 Audience, 000 YouTube 2,635,408 67,157 Yahoo! 371,922 26,596...
- Tags: Fox Interactive Media, Online Video, Video, Stream, Corporate Communications, Marketing, NB
- Blog posts 2008-02-29
- Fox Interactive and Google: Is breaking up hard to do?
- Fox Interactive and Google: Is breaking up hard to do?Another possible set up?I think you failed to consider one more scenario. If News Corp. actually does plan to buy Yahoo, why would they want to continue using Google as a search client and ad service provider when they have just...
- Tags: Micro$oft, Yahoo! Inc., Google Inc., News Corp., Fox Interactive Media
- Discussion threads 2008-02-25
- Fox Interactive and Google: Is breaking up hard to do?
- Fox is reportedly thinking about terminating its deal with Google for search advertising and getting in bed with Microsoft. TechCrunch's Michael Arrington is reporting the news based on what appears to be one source, but a potential Google-Fox breakup is plausible. It's also possible that this rumor...
- Tags: Fox Interactive Media, Google Inc., TechCrunch, Advertisement, Yahoo! Inc., Microsoft Corp., News Corp., Breakup, Social Networking, Online Communications, Marketing, Advertising & Promotion, Larry Dignan
- Blog posts 2008-02-25
- 141 mln Americans viewed an online video in December 2007
- Nearly 141 mln Americans viewed online video in December 2007. Google also captured the largest online video audience with 79 mln unique viewers, followed by Fox Interactive Media with 43.9 mln and Yahoo! Sites with 38.2 mln. Property Audience, 000 Share Total Internet 140,926 76.7...
- Tags: Fox Interactive Media, Online Video, Video, Corporate Communications, Marketing, NB
- Blog posts 2008-02-13
- Did Google get hosed on its MySpace search deal?
- Fox Interactive gets 27 percent of its revenue from an ad deal between Google and MySpace forged in August 2006. Meanwhile, Google executives complain about how hard it is to monetize social networking traffic. Funny how deals that looked like pure genius a few months ago can backfire. ...
- Tags: Revenue, Google Inc., MySpace, Fox Interactive Media, Social Networking, Operational Accounting, Online Communications, Marketing, Advertising & Promotion, Finance, Larry Dignan
- Blog posts 2008-02-05
- Fox Interactive turns annual profit; MySpace revenue to top $800 million in fiscal 2008
- Fox Interactive turns annual profit; MySpace revenue to top $800 million in fiscal 2008Wow!I am amazed at how much traffic and revenue myspace gets. It's totally amazing. Great post!
- Tags: Operational accounting, MySpace, Fox Interactive Media, revenue
- Discussion threads 2008-01-29
- $6 billion MySpace: Will this Levinsohn cash in?
- Ross Levinsohn is no longer a fan of MySpace; His ex-boss, however, continues to sing its very high praises, to the tune of $6 billion. Rupert Murdoch, Chairman and Chief Executive Officer, News Corp., touted a $6 billion MySpace “flip” price tag to shareholders in Australia earlier in the...
- Tags: Outsourcing, MySpace, Fox Interactive Media, News Corp., Yahoo! Inc., Ross Levinsohn
- Blog posts 2006-11-17
- MySpace: What are 62,171 friends worth?
- Fox Interactive Media touts MySpace co-founder Tom Anderson’s 100 million plus “friends” as its greatest assets. But how much is each friend really worth?In “Web 2.0 ROI reality check,” I put forth diverse calls for hard ROI metrics in the online social networking space heard at Ad:Tech this past week.Carat...
- Tags: Business Models, Web 2.0, Advertising, User-Generated Content, MySpace, Social Web, Amateur Content, Brands, Marketing, Facebook, Social Networking, Social Media, online social networking, ROI
- Blog posts 2006-11-11
- News on Digg acquisition? How about MySpace?
- The latest Web 2.0 acquisition “rumors,” courtesy of TechCrunch:"Digg has been in recent acquisition discussions with a number of companies, including News Corp., according to multiple sources close to the negotiations."News Corp. is undoubtedly always on the lookout to further expand its Fox Interactive Media FIM stable of Internet properties...
- Tags: Mergers & Acquisitions, Outsourcing, MySpace, News Corp., Fox Interactive Media, acquisition, Google Inc.
- Blog posts 2006-10-25
- To Rupert Murdoch: Is MySpace acquisition really 'paid for'?
- Upon the conclusion of yesterdays Google Q3 earnings conference call, I put forth: Google, MySpace $900 million dollar NOT done deal?:Contrary to popular belief, the Google–MySpace “partnership” is not a $900 million dollar “done deal.”...Today’s Google Q3 earnings conference call revealed that the entire Google-MySpace agreement is contingent; A definitive...
- Tags: agreement, Google Inc., MySpace
- Blog posts 2006-10-20
- FIM Ross Levinsohn on MySpace in 'Real Deal' exclusive interview
- Ross Levinsohn, President, Fox Interactive Media FIM, believes in the “digital revolution.” He began his OMMA keynote in New York City recently by quoting none other than William Shakespeare: “The golden age is before us, not behind us.”I can attest to Levinsohn’s passion; I had the pleasure of a front...
- Tags: Fox Interactive Media
- Blog posts 2006-10-09
- Fox Interactive to Yahoo: watch out, we are on your digital tail!
- Ross Levinsohn, President Fox Interactive Media FIM is not content that the online properties he oversees represent the "second biggest Internet company in the U.S. in terms of page views.” Speaking in New York City this morning, Levinsohn let it be known that number two really does try harder; FIM...
- Tags: Fox Interactive Media, Ross Levinsohn
- Blog posts 2006-09-25
- Google: MySpace savior?
- “In one fell swoop, we have paid for two-thirds of our Internet acquisitions,” said Peter Chernin, President of News Corporation, during the company’s joint conference call with Google Management yesterday.In “Google hits Web 2.0 trifecta: AdSense powering MySpace, YouTube, Digg,” I report on the multi-year deal for Google to be...
- Tags: Fox Interactive Media, Google Inc.
- Blog posts 2006-08-08
- Google hits Web 2.0 trifecta: AdSense powering MySpace, YouTube, Digg
- Google is to be the exclusive provider of text-based advertising and keyword targeted ads through its AdSense program, for inventory on Fox Interactive Media's network , beginning in the fourth quarter 2006, the company announced today:News Corporation's Fox Interactive Media and Google Inc today announced a multi-year search technology and...
- Tags: Fox Interactive Media, Google Inc.
- Blog posts 2006-08-07
- Simply Hired takes Fox Interactive money
- Slick job search engine Simply Hired picked up $13.5 million from Fox Interactive Media and Foundation Capital, bringing total financing to $17.7 million. The acquisitive Ross Levinsohn, president of Fox Interactive Media, is quoted in the press release as follows: “Fox Interactive Media’s growth strategy is to strategically partner or...
- Tags: Hired
- Blog posts 2006-04-18
- Fox Interactive buying up Web 2.0 companies
- Fox Interactive buying up Web 2.0 companiesI knew itI called this back on my blog at http://twentysomething.blogs.com mid last year after the purchase of MySpace and IGN. Someone over there was smart to realize the advertising potential of the internet before the other traditional media companies
- Tags: up Web 2.0 company, Fox Interactive Media
- Discussion threads 2006-03-04
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